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ISBN: 978-5-8739-2796-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию

"Call me Ishmael." So begins the famous opening chapter of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. Young sailor Ishmael is hired as a crew member of a whaler named Pequod, captained by a man named Ahab. In between lengthy chapters on whale biology and descriptions of the crew and the whaling trade, readers are slowly introduced to a captivating tale. Ahab is out for revenge on the great white whale that stole his leg, leaving him with a whale-bone prosthesis and a withering hatred for the beast. Known as Moby Dick, the whale is infamous for his encounters and escapes with whale ships, and Ahab offers a gold coin, nailed to the Pequod`s mast, as a reward for whoever sights him first. Beginning on a cold Christmas morning, the crew embarks on a journey...

ISBN: 9781784872830
Издательство: Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: июль 2023

Young Ishmael sets out on the whaling ship "Pequod" hoping to free himself from his earthly anger and sorrow. But the mad Captain Ahab, who hunts for the whale that tore off his leg, heads the great ship into dangerous waters. Will the "Pequod" return safely? Or will Ahah`s obsession with his mortal enemy end in death? Herman Melvilles`s fearsome adventure is the great American novel.Retold by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans.

ISBN: 9781848629509
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2013

Young Ishmael sets out on the whaling ship "Pequod" hoping to free himself from his earthly anger and sorrow. But the mad Captain Ahab, who hunts for the whale that tore off his leg, heads the great ship into dangerous waters. Will the "Pequod" return safely? Or will Ahah`s obsession with his mortal enemy end in death? Herman Melvilles`s fearsome adventure is the great American novel.Retold by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans.

ISBN: 9781471563911
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2020

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam\'s Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. In the story, a Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copies or do any other task required of him, with the words, «I would prefer not to». The narrator is an elderly, unnamed Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business in legal documents. He already employs two scriveners, Nippers and Turkey, to copy legal documents by hand, but an increase in business leads him to advertise for a third. He...

Дата выхода: июль 2020

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Seamen's Bethel (or Seaman's Bethel) is a chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, located at 15 Johnny Cake Hi. Built by the New Bedford Port Society, it was completed on May 2, 1832. It is a contributing property to the New Bedford Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. The Seamen's Bethel was specifically constructed for the many sailors who called New Bedford their home port (mostly whalers), who considered it a matter of tradition that one visited the chapel before setting sail. The bethel was immortalized in Herman Melville's epic whaling tome, Moby-Dick, as the "Whaleman's Chapel" in a scene where a fire-and-brimstone sermon is given from a bow-shaped pulpit....

ISBN: 978-6-1310-6265-0
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011